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public

[puhb-lik] / ˈpʌb lɪk /
ADJECTIVE
community, general
Synonyms
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civic civil communal governmental mutual national popular social universal urban
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city common country federal free government metropolitan open state
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accessible conjoint conjunct free to all intermutual municipal not private open door unrestricted widespread without charge
Antonyms
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local private unshared
WEAK
particular specific unknown
ADJECTIVE
known, acknowledged
Synonyms
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overt popular social
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general open patent plain
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exposed in circulation notorious obvious prevalent published recognized societal usual vulgar widespread
Antonyms
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private
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abnormal ambiguous definite extraordinary hidden unclear uncommon vague
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particular specific unknown
NOUN
people of community; people interested in something
Synonyms
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audience community country electorate everyone nation people populace population society
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bodies buyers citizens clientele commonalty followers following heads masses mob multitude patrons suite supporters voters
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men and women

Example Sentences

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Coachella 2009 marked the final year the general public could buy single-day tickets to the festival.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Working with the FBI, Arlington police had finally solved the crime that summer through genetic genealogy, matching the killer’s DNA to relatives in a public database.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Allbirds wasn’t just the unofficial footwear provider of Silicon Valley—its initial public offering in 2021 tapped into the tech sector’s ethos by giving the company’s founders disproportionate sway in how it would be run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Reporters had done what they were trained to do — show the public what was happening.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

She supported her sons with weekly public séances and private sessions for regular clients, including Dr. George and Sarah Taylor.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.